2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2011 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 52nd overall and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Scott Pioli. A 10–6 record in their 2010 season lent high expectations to their 2011 season, but the Chiefs suffered reversed fortunes. A season-ending hand injury to their starting quarterback Matt Cassel in their eighth game of the season proved especially significant. After a 4–4 record with Cassel at the helm, the Chiefs staggered to a 7–9 win–loss record by season end and failed to make the playoffs.

2011 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Scott Pioli
Head coach	Todd Haley (fired Dec. 12, 5–8 record) Romeo Crennel (interim, 2–1 record)
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	2 LB Tamba Hali (2nd team) LB Derrick Johnson (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	2 LB Tamba Hali LB Derrick Johnson
Team MVP	Derrick Johnson
Team ROY	Justin Houston
Uniform
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The Chiefs training camp began on July 29 in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Chiefs played their first preseason game on August 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On September 11, the Chiefs opened their regular season against the Buffalo Bills. They did not earn their first win until Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings. After starting the season 5–8, head coach Todd Haley was fired after a 37–10 loss to the New York Jets. Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.^[1] Haley became the second Chiefs coach to be fired during a season; the first was Paul Wiggin in 1977.

One bright spot of the season is the first game after Crennel took over as interim head coach. The Chiefs achieved an upset win against the then 13–0 defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to ruin their perfect season hopes; that loss would prove to be the only one the 2011 Packers suffered in their 15–1 regular season record.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Kansas City Chiefs Coaching Changes^[2]

Position	Coach	2010 position	2011 position
OC	Bill Muir	Kansas City Chiefs OLC	Kansas City Chiefs OC/OLC
OC	Charlie Weis	Kansas City Chiefs OC	Florida Gators OC
QBC	Jim Zorn	Baltimore Ravens QBC	Kansas City Chiefs QBC

Free agency

Kansas City Chiefs free agency^[2]

Position	Player	Status*	2010 team	2011 team
LB	Charlie Anderson	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	None
RB	Jackie Battle	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Steve Breaston	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Brandon Carr	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
FB	Tim Castille	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	None
WR	Keary Colbert	UFA	None	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Terrance Copper	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Brad Cottam	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	None
FB	Mike Cox	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
QB	Brodie Croyle	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Arizona Cardinals
WR	Kevin Curtis	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
CB	Travis Daniels	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Ron Edwards	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Carolina Panthers
OT	Jared Gaither	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Wallace Gilberry	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Kelly Gregg	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Cory Greenwood	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Tamba Hali	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Reshard Langford	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Maurice Leggett	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	None
FB	Le'Ron McClain	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Jon McGraw	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Steve Maneri	RFA	New England Patriots	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Corey Mays	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	None
C	Rudy Niswanger	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Detroit Lions
OT	Ryan O'Callaghan	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Sabby Piscitelli	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Cleveland Browns	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Leonard Pope	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Barry Richardson	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Brandon Siler	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Shaun Smith	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
LB	Mike Vrabel	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Retired
C	Casey Wiegmann	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

Draft

Main article: 2011 NFL draft

2011 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1 [a]	26 [b]	Jon Baldwin	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
2	55	Rodney Hudson	Center	Florida State
3	70 [a]	Justin Houston	Linebacker	Georgia
3	86	Allen Bailey	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
4	118	Jalil Brown	Cornerback	Colorado
5	135 [c]	Ricky Stanzi	Quarterback	Iowa
5	140 [d]	Gabe Miller	Linebacker	Oregon State
6 [c]	199 [e]	Jerrell Powe	Nose tackle	Mississippi
7	223	Shane Bannon	Fullback	Yale

^{^[a]} The Chiefs traded their original first-round selection (#21) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the first-round selection (#27) which the Browns had previously acquired from Atlanta, and Cleveland's third-round selection (#70 overall).^{[citation needed]}

^{^[b]} The Baltimore Ravens originally held the 26th pick, but they did not submit their pick in the allotted ten minutes which allowed Kansas City to pick ahead of them.

^{^[c]} The Chiefs traded their original sixth-round selection (#187 overall) and DT Alex Magee to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the fifth-round selection which the Buccaneers had previously acquired from Denver.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[d]} The Chiefs swapped fifth-round selections with the Detroit Lions (the Chiefs originally held the #154 overall selection), after the Lions were found guilty of tampering with Chiefs' players.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[e]} Compensatory selection.

Staff

2011 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Scott Pioli Assistant general manager – Joel Collier Director of pro personnel – Ray Farmer Director of college scouting – Phil Emery Director of football administration – Trip MacCracken Head coaches Head coach – Todd Haley (fired Dec 12, 2011) Interim head coach – Romeo Crennel Assistant head coach – Maurice Carthon Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Bill Muir Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn Wide receivers – Richie Anderson Tight ends – Bernie Parmalee Assistant offensive line – Pat Perles Offensive quality control – Nick Sirianni

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Romeo Crennel Defensive line – Anthony Pleasant Linebackers – Gary Gibbs Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas Defensive assistant/assistant linebackers – Adam Zimmer Defensive quality control – Otis Smith Pass rush – Joe Kim Special teams coaches Special teams – Steve Hoffman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mike Clark Assistant strength and conditioning – Brent Salazar

Final roster

2011 Kansas City Chiefs roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Kyle Orton  4 Tyler Palko 13 Ricky Stanzi Running backs (RB) 32 Shaun Draughn 20 Thomas Jones 44 Le'Ron McClain FB 22 Dexter McCluster Wide receivers (WR) 89 Jon Baldwin 82 Dwayne Bowe 15 Steve Breaston 10 Terrance Copper 11 Jeremy Horne 83 Jerheme Urban Tight ends (TE) 88 Anthony Becht 85 Jake O'Connell 45 Leonard Pope

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Branden Albert T 73 Jon Asamoah G 61 Rodney Hudson C 65 Ryan Lilja G 68 Steve Maneri T 70 David Mims T 67 Barry Richardson T 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Allen Bailey DE 90 Brandon Bair DE 72 Glenn Dorsey DE 92 Wallace Gilberry DE 99 Amon Gordon NT 77 Kelly Gregg NT 94 Tyson Jackson DE 95 Jerrell Powe NT

Linebackers (LB) 59 Jovan Belcher ILB 93 Cory Greenwood ILB 91 Tamba Hali OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 56 Derrick Johnson ILB 55 Cameron Sheffield OLB 96 Andy Studebaker OLB 53 Demorrio Williams ILB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Javier Arenas CB 30 Jalil Brown CB 39 Brandon Carr CB 34 Travis Daniels CB 24 Brandon Flowers CB 48 Reshard Langford SS 23 Kendrick Lewis FS 47 Jon McGraw SS 42 Sabby Piscitelli FS 27 Donald Washington SS Special teams (ST)  2 Dustin Colquitt P 43 Thomas Gafford LS  6 Ryan Succop K

Practice squad 40 Shane Bannon FB (IR) 60 Rob Bruggeman C 57 Caleb Campbell LB 66 Darryl Harris G 14 Quinten Lawrence WR 84 Jamar Newsome WR 74 Luke Patterson DE 98 Anthony Toribio NT Reserve 26 Jackie Battle RB (IR) 29 Eric Berry SS (IR)  7 Matt Cassel QB (IR) 25 Jamaal Charles RB (IR) 51 Gabe Miller OLB (IR) 81 Tony Moeaki TE (IR) 75 Ryan O'Callaghan T (IR) 52 Brandon Siler ILB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 reserve, 7 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 0–25	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at Baltimore Ravens	L 13–31	0–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	St. Louis Rams	L 10–14	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	at Green Bay Packers	L 19–20	0–4	Lambeau Field	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	10	5	7	3	25
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: August 12
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,537
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter TB – Josh Freeman 5-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 10:26. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:50. TB – Connor Barth 25-yard field goal, 4:35. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:24. Second quarter TB – Connor Barth 40-yard field goal, 11:18. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:09. TB – Tyler Palko sacked in end zone by Dekoda Watson and Michael Bennett for a Safety, 4:48. Buccaneers 15–0. Third quarter TB – Micheal Spurlock 3-yard pass from Josh Johnson (Connor Barth kick), 6:08. Buccaneers 22–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:16. Fourth quarter TB – Jacob Rogers 46-yard field goal, 11:44. Buccaneers 25–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54. Top passers TB – Josh Johnson – 7/12, 108 yards, TD KC – Tyler Palko – 4/8, 34 yards Top rushers TB – Josh Johnson – 5 rushes, 57 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers TB – Dezmon Briscoe – 4 receptions, 60 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 3 receptions, 27 yards

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	7	3	0	13
Ravens	3	7	0	21	31

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: August 19
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,690
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 10:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54. BAL – Billy Cundiff 49-yard field goal, 5:55. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:02. Second quarter BAL – Ray Rice 26-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:10. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25. KC – Terrance Copper 4-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:58. Third quarter KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 6:58. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter BAL – Jalen Parmele 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 7:16. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:47. BAL – Tyrod Taylor 5-yard run (Jake Harfman kick), 1:59. Ravens 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:34. BAL – Anthony Allen 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:05. Ravens 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:13. Top passers KC – Tyler Palko – 8/13, 95 yards, TD BAL – Joe Flacco – 12/24, 124 yards Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 8 rushes, 29 yards BAL – Ray Rice – 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Verran Tucker – 3 receptions, 68 yards BAL – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards

Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 3: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	0	0	0	14
Chiefs	0	3	7	0	10

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: August 26
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,837
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Mike Sims-Walker 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 7:08. Rams 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 7:52. STL – Lance Kendricks 11-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 0:48. Rams 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55. Second quarter KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 10:33. Rams 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, –1 yard, 0:56. Third quarter KC – Cody Slate 32-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi (Ryan Succop kick), 0:08. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers STL – Sam Bradford – 9/16, 95 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Ricky Stanzi – 8/14, 121 yards, TD Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 15 rushes, 72 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers STL – Lance Kendricks – 2 receptions, 26 yards, TD KC – Cody Slate – 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	2	14	0	3	19
Packers	7	0	13	0	20

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,555
• Referee: Mike Carey
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter GB – Tom Crabtree 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:24. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:11. KC – Matt Flynn tackled in end zone by Allen Bailey for a Safety, 3:20. Packers 7–2. Second quarter KC – Dexter McCluster 10-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:25. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55. KC – Dwayne Bowe 2-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 2:25. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 7:58. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:57. GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 5:48. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:59. GB – Vic So'oto 33-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 4:20. Packers 20–16. Fourth quarter KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 11:29. Packers 20–19. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:08. Top passers KC – Tyler Palko – 18/29, 163 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – Graham Harrell – 3/5, 21 yards Top rushers KC – Thomas Jones – 12 rushes, 27 yards GB – Ryan Grant – 4 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 8 receptions, 85 yards, TD GB – Tom Crabtree – 2 receptions, 13 yards, TD

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	Buffalo Bills	L 7–41	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Detroit Lions	L 3–48	0–2	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 25	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–20	0–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Minnesota Vikings	W 22–17	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Indianapolis Colts	W 28–24	2–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 23	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–0	3–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
8	October 31	San Diego Chargers	W 23–20 (OT)	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Miami Dolphins	L 3–31	4–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Denver Broncos	L 10–17	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at New England Patriots	L 3–34	4–6	Gillette Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–13	4–7	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Chicago Bears	W 10–3	5–7	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 11	at New York Jets	L 10–37	5–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Green Bay Packers	W 19–14	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Oakland Raiders	L 13–16 (OT)	6–9	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at Denver Broncos	W 7–3	7–9	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 1: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	14	6	14	7	41
Chiefs	0	7	0	0	7

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,755
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 12:14. Bills 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:39. BUF – Stevie Johnson 27-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:55. Bills 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 6:42. Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:04. BUF – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:38. Bills 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49. KC – Jamaal Charles 6-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 1:46 Bills 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:52. Third quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 11-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 4:19. Bills 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 5:52. BUF – Donald Jones 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:14. Bills 34–7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter BUF – C. J. Spiller 9-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:50. Bills 41–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:11. Top passers BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 17/25, 208 yards, 4 TD KC – Matt Cassel – 22/36, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 20 rushes, 112 yards KC – Jamaal Charles – 10 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers BUF – Scott Chandler – 5 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 25 yards

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	0	3
Lions	7	13	7	21	48

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 60,040
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter DET – Calvin Johnson 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:43. KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 8:00. Lions 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50. Second quarter DET – Tony Scheffler 36-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 5:50. Lions 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:28. DET – Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal, 1:07. Lions 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24. DET – Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:24 Third quarter DET – Calvin Johnson 1-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 1:17. Lions 27–3. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter DET – Jahvid Best 9-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 14:49. Lions 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:11. DET – Jahvid Best 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:31. Lions 41–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37. DET – Keiland Williams 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 5:06. Lions 48–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:40. Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 15/22, 133 yards, 3 INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 23/39, 294 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster – 8 rushes, 51 yards DET – Jahvid Best – 16 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 101 yards DET – Nate Burleson – 7 receptions, 93 yards

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	10	17
Chargers	0	10	7	3	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,236
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SD – Ryan Mathews 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:07. SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 3:09. Third quarter KC – Dwayne Bowe 4-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:40. SD – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:32. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:57. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 58 yards, 9:35. SD – Nick Novak 41-yard field goal, 8:03. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:54. KC – Leonard Pope 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 4:58. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:05. Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 17/24, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 24/38, 266 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 45 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 rushes, 98 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 67 yards SD – Vincent Jackson – 5 receptions, 63 yards

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	0	3	7	17
Chiefs	3	6	6	7	22

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,931
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Tim Brewster
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 21 yards, 5:56. MIN – Devin Aromashodu 34-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:47. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:29. Second quarter KC – Ryan Succop 24-yard field goal, 5:15. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:32. KC – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:22. Third quarter MIN – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 9:15. Vikings 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:50. KC – Ryan Succop 54-yard field goal, 5:18. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57. KC – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:52. Fourth quarter KC – Dwayne Bowe 52-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 13:51. Chiefs 22–10. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:46. MIN – Michael Jenkins 1-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:50. Chiefs 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 8:01. Top passers MIN – Donovan McNabb – 18/30, 202 yards, 2 TD KC – Matt Cassel – 18/29, 260 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 23 rushes, 80 yards KC – Thomas Jones – 11 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe – 6 receptions, 58 yards KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	14	7	7	28
Colts	7	17	0	0	24

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 65,088
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Pierre Garçon 6-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:36. Colts 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:24. Second quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 12:23. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:29. IND – Pierre Garçon 67-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:13. Colts 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:10. KC – Dwayne Bowe 41-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:11. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:57. IND – Delone Carter 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:09. Colts 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. KC – Steve Breaston 16-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:13. Colts 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:56. Third quarter KC – Dwayne Bowe 5-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:40. Colts 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:07. Fourth quarter KC – Steve Breaston 11-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:15. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:39. Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 21/29, 257 yards, 4 TD IND – Curtis Painter – 15/27, 277 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 119 yards IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD IND – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	0	7	7	28
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 57,361
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Kendrick Lewis 59-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 12:35. Chiefs 7–0. KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:53. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:04. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Javier Arenas 7-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter KC – Brandon Flowers 58-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 28–0. Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 161 yards, 2 INT OAK – Carson Palmer – 8/21, 116 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 16 rushes, 76 yards OAK – Michael Bush – 17 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 76 yards OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 5 receptions, 89 yards

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 8: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	0	3	9	8	0	20
Chiefs	10	3	0	7	3	23

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,733
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46. KC – Jon Baldwin 39-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 2:51. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:01. Second quarter SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04. KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:08. Third quarter SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:10. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28. SD − Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45. SD − Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05. Fourth quarter KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:01. Chiefs 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:44. SD – Curtis Brinkley 2-yard run (Philip Rivers–Curtis Brinkley pass), 7:11. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:50. Overtime KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 5:16. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:28. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 26/41, 369 yards, 2 INT KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 57 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 107 yards KC – Jon Baldwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	14	3	31
Chiefs	3	0	0	0	3

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,263
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 7:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:49. MIA – Anthony Fasano 3-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:46. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:53. Second quarter MIA – Anthony Fasano 35-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:41. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:39. Third quarter MIA – Brandon Marshall 14-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:38. Dolphins 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:17. MIA – Reggie Bush 28-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:41. Dolphins 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:52. Fourth quarter MIA – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 8:08. Dolphins 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:49. Top passers MIA – Matt Moore – 17/23, 244 yards, 3 TD KC – Matt Cassel – 20/39, 253 yards Top rushers MIA – Reggie Bush – 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers MIA – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD KC – Steve Breaston – 7 receptions, 115 yards

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	0	7	17
Chiefs	0	0	7	3	10

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,908
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter DEN – Tim Tebow 7-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:31. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:11. Second quarter DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 7:46. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:32. Third quarter KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 8:10. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29. Fourth quarter DEN – Eric Decker 56-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick), 6:44. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:21. KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:48. Top passers DEN – Tim Tebow – 2/8, 69 yards, TD KC – Matt Cassel – 13/28, 93 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Lance Ball – 30 rushes, 96 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 9 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers DEN – Eric Decker – 1 receptions, 56 yards, TD KC – Dexter McCluster – 6 receptions, 48 yards

Week 11: at New England Patriots

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	0	3
Patriots	0	10	17	7	34

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear and cold, 33 °F (1 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 1:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:12. Second quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 52-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:18. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:18. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:51. Third quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:27. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:33. NE – Julian Edelman 72-yard punt return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:24. Patriots 24–3. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 27–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter NE – Shane Vereen 4-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:01. Patriots 34–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:31. Top passers KC – Tyler Palko – 24/37, 230 yards, 3 INT NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 234 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Thomas Jones – 8 rushes, 48 yards NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 87 yards NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	13	0	0	13
Chiefs	3	3	0	3	9

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,173
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 10:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:20. Second quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 13:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:31. PIT – Weslye Saunders 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick), 10:53. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:29. KC – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 4:30. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:20. PIT – Shaun Suisham 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:30. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7.11 Steelers 13–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:11. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 21/31, 193 yards, TD, INT KC – Tyler Palko – 18/28, 167 yards, 3 INT Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 17 rushes, 57 yards KC – Thomas Jones – 13 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 4 receptions, 81 yards KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 69 yards

Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Chiefs went home for a Week 12 Sunday night duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City delivered the game's first punch in the opening quarter with a 41-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop. The Steelers would answer in the second quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 21-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Weslye Saunders. The Chiefs would reply with a 49-yard field goal from Succop, but Pittsburgh would close out the half with Suisham booting a 49-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Kansas City began to chip away at their deficit in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Succop. However, the Steelers' defense held on to preserve the win.^{[citation needed]}

With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 4–7.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	3	0	10
Bears	0	3	0	0	3

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,973
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 9:49. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:47. KC – Dexter McCluster 38-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:00. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 4:16. Third quarter KC – Ryan Succop 21-yard field goal, 6:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 7:10. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Tyler Palko – 17/30, 157 yards, TD CHI – Caleb Hanie – 11/24, 133 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 61 yards CHI – Marion Barber – 14 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 49 yards CHI – Johnny Knox – 5 receptions, 53 yards

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	7	10
Jets	7	21	7	2	37

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Mark Sanchez 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:20. KC – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 4:36. Jets 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:38. Second quarter NYJ – Santonio Holmes 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 10:02. Jets 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:04. NYJ – Shonn Greene 7-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:56. Jets 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27. NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson 19-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 1:15. Jets 28–3. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:17. Third quarter NYJ – Mark Sanchez 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 4:06. Jets 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 4:08. Fourth quarter KC – Jerheme Urban 24-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 12:58. Jets 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:50. NYJ – Jackie Battle tackled in end zone by Sione Po'uha for a Safety, 3:37. Jets 37–10. Top passers KC – Tyler Palko – 16/32, 195 yards, TD, INT NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 13/21, 181 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 10 rushes, 33 yards NYJ – Shonn Greene – 24 rushes, 129 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 69 yards NYJ – Shonn Greene – 3 receptions, 58 yards

The Jets won easily in a crushing rout, with the final score overstating the closeness of the game as the Chief's only touchdown came in garbage time after the game was already decided.^[3] The Chiefs offense gained only 4 total yards in the first two quarters. The Chiefs were also plagued with penalties, finishing the game with 11 penalties total. The Jets' final touchdown drive in the third quarter proved to be a particularly humiliating stretch.^[4] Starting from their own 10 yard line, the Jets gained 81 penalty yards on 5 penalties committed by the Chiefs, including a rare penalty directly assessed against head coach Todd Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Jets offense gained only 9 net yards on the drive, however they were still able to score a touchdown.^[4] After the game, Haley was fired mid-season; writers speculated that Haley's penalty, as well as the team's overall poor performance and discipline that game, was to blame.^[5]

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	7	7	14
Chiefs	6	0	3	10	19

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,093
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 19-yard field goal, 8:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:04. KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:58. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter GB – Donald Driver 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:04. Packers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:21. KC – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 3:45. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:19. Fourth quarter KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:21. KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:53. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57. GB – Aaron Rodgers 8-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:04. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:49. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/35, 235 yards, TD KC – Kyle Orton – 23/31, 299 yards Top rushers GB – Ryan Grant – 12 rushes, 66 yards KC – Thomas Jones – 15 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers GB – Jermichael Finley – 3 receptions, 83 yards KC – Leonard Pope – 2 receptions, 72 yards

In one of the biggest upsets of the year, the Chiefs beat the heavily favored Green Bay Packers, ending their hopes of a perfect season. The Chiefs defense held Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to 235 yards, a 49% completion percentage, and his only game of the season without multiple passing touchdowns in what was Rodgers' worst game statistically of the season.

The game was the first game coached by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, who served as interim head coach after Haley's departure.^[5]

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 16: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Raiders	3	0	7	3	3	16
Chiefs	3	0	3	7	0	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,803
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 28-yard field goal, 13:20. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:40. KC – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 3:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:58. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter OAK – Denarius Moore 61-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:52. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:55. KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 3:30. Raiders 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:22. Fourth quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 2:57. Raiders 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:48. KC – Dwayne Bowe 3-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ryan Succop kick), 1:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55. Overtime OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 12:47. Raiders 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:13. Top passers OAK – Carson Palmer – 16/26, 237 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Kyle Orton – 21/36, 300 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Michael Bush – 23 rushes, 70 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers OAK – Denarius Moore – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 89 yards

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	0	0	3	0	3

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: January 1
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Sunny, 35 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,005
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Dexter McCluster 21-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:22. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:30. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Kyle Orton – 15/29, 180 yards DEN – Tim Tebow – 6/22, 60 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster – 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD DEN – Willis McGahee – 28 rushes, 145 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 93 yards DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 3 receptions, 34 yards

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	309	390	L3
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	406	377	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	359	433	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	212	338	W1

Conference

AFC[6] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	New England Patriots	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.449	.423	W8
2[a]	Baltimore Ravens	North	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.477	.484	W2
3	Houston Texans	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.453	.413	L3
4[b]	Denver Broncos	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.520	.445	L3
Wild cards
5[a]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.492	.411	W2
6[c]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.492	.326	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.461	.396	W2
8[d]	New York Jets	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.500	.395	L3
9[b][d][e]	San Diego Chargers	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	.516	.430	W1
10[b][e]	Oakland Raiders	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.504	.438	L1
11	Kansas City Chiefs	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	.512	.464	W1
12[f]	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.504	.417	W1
13[f]	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.520	.510	L1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.500	.363	W1
15	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.531	.313	L6
16	Indianapolis Colts	South	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.539	.594	L1
Tiebreakers[g]
Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh. Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6). Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory. New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6). Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.